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Conjunction Adverb Nɔː(R Nɔːr Surprised Worried Monday Tuesday

Word3 nor
WordType (conjunction, adverb)
Phonetic /nɔː(r)/ /nɔːr/
Example
  • she seemed neither surprised nor worried.
  • he wasn't there on monday. nor on tuesday, for that matter.
  • not a building nor a tree was left standing.
  • she doesn't like them and nor does jeff.
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(conjunction, adverb)/nɔː(r)/ /nɔːr/
  1. and not
    • She seemed neither surprised nor worried.
    • He wasn't there on Monday. Nor on Tuesday, for that matter.
    • Not a building nor a tree was left standing.
  2. used before a positive verb to agree with something negative that has just been said
    • She doesn't like them and nor does Jeff.
    • ‘I'm not going.’ ‘Nor am I.’

    Word Origin

    • Middle English: contraction of Old English nother ‘neither’.
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